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Managing Your Care

Treatment for cancer is complex, and managing all of the different aspects of treatment can be stressful. There are different doctors to consult, many tests to schedule, and instructions relating to your care to understand.

The information in this section is designed to help make the time you spend with your doctors more beneficial and productive.

Cancer is a disease that requires specialized treatment, so it is important to find a treatment center that meets your specific needs. This includes finding the right oncologist and finding the right treatment center.

Most people with cancer receive a large number of bills and health insurance claims, creating a cycle of paperwork that can be overwhelming. To reduce your stress and maintain financial health, it is important to develop a clear system for tracking payments and filing important documents.

This section includes a collection of treatment summary forms your doctor can complete to provide you a summary of your care and information on your follow-up care plan. The section also provides a list of forms you can download and use to keep track of important medical information during treatment.

Learn how chronic medical conditions you experience in addition to cancer can affect your cancer and cancer treatment, and get questions to ask your doctor about the safest way to manage those conditions during treatment.

ASCO and NCI have developed a card that patients can carry in their wallets that will guide them to Cancer.Net and NCI’s Cancer Information Service if they are displaced from their homes due to a disaster situation.

Cancer.Net provides timely, comprehensive, oncologist-approved information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), with support from the Conquer Cancer Foundation. Cancer.Net brings the expertise and resources of ASCO to people living with cancer and those who care for and about them to help patients and families make informed health care decisions.